Five Components Of Child Development
Child development is a process every child undergoes. This process involves learning and mastering skills. Children develop skills in five mains of development. The five mains of development are physical development, cognitive development, emotional and social development, language, and sensory and motor development. There are milestones in every area that children have to achieve.
According to Berk’s 3 year-old physical development milestones, a child should be able to walk up stairs, alternating feet, and down stairs, leading with one foot. Alex is able to achieve. He displays excellent skills in his gross motor activities. However, he does face some difficulties in the social and intellectual domains. He also has very good self-help skills. He is able to follow what other children are doing. (Berk, 2012)
One of his strengths would be his ability in language development. He is able to …show more content…
One of the activities that show his capability is that he is able to go up and down the stairs without holding onto any support. He is also capable of undressing and dressing himself up without any assistance.
Everyone has their weaknesses. As for Alex, he is lacking in the development of social and intellectual domain. As for Intellectual domain, he is unable to count to 10 from memory, although the concept of counting objects is not developed. As regards to his Social-Emotional development, he takes time to warm up with people. He does not know the skill of turn-sharing. He would also always let out a big cry or scream when someone takes his toy that he is holding on to.
Language: “As in toddlerhood, interaction with more skilled speakers remains vital in early childhood.” (pg 360-Berk). Parents should communicate more with their children to encourage them to speak more. They will be able to use more vocabulary and grammar and parents will be able to correct them when they have any
According to Berk’s 3 year-old physical development milestones, a child should be able to walk up stairs, alternating feet, and down stairs, leading with one foot. Alex is able to achieve. He displays excellent skills in his gross motor activities. However, he does face some difficulties in the social and intellectual domains. He also has very good self-help skills. He is able to follow what other children are doing. (Berk, 2012)
One of his strengths would be his ability in language development. He is able to …show more content…
One of the activities that show his capability is that he is able to go up and down the stairs without holding onto any support. He is also capable of undressing and dressing himself up without any assistance.
Everyone has their weaknesses. As for Alex, he is lacking in the development of social and intellectual domain. As for Intellectual domain, he is unable to count to 10 from memory, although the concept of counting objects is not developed. As regards to his Social-Emotional development, he takes time to warm up with people. He does not know the skill of turn-sharing. He would also always let out a big cry or scream when someone takes his toy that he is holding on to.
Language: “As in toddlerhood, interaction with more skilled speakers remains vital in early childhood.” (pg 360-Berk). Parents should communicate more with their children to encourage them to speak more. They will be able to use more vocabulary and grammar and parents will be able to correct them when they have any